Levy cost: £8,000
Non-Levy Cost: £400
Level 5 Early Years Lead
Practitioner Apprenticeship
Maximum Programme Duration: 25 months (including End Point Assessment period)
Programme Delivery
Practitioner Standard
Level 2 Functional Skills in Maths (if no prior exemptions)
CMI Award in Principles of Management and Leadership
Behaviours:
Being ethical, fair, consistent and impartial
Being leaderful and motivating
Being person centered,
Being authentic and fun
Being positive and proactive
Being reflective
Being creative and imaginative
Being flexible and adaptable
Being receptive
Health, safety and wellbeing
In-depth understanding of safeguarding legislation
In-depth understanding of multidisciplinary working
In-depth understanding of the importance of health and wellbeing
In-depth understanding of administration in Early Years Principles of Management and Leadership (CMI Award)
and support including: Tutorials and one-to-one mentoring E-portfolio and e-learning
Additional learning and training arranged by the learners employer, this may include job shadowing/in house training programmes relevant to the course and dedicated time in the day to study, of at least 6 hours per week
Two 3-hour workshops per theme to support knowledge and understanding 2-hour one-to-one visits every 4 to 6 weeks with a dedicated tutor and formal quarterly progress reviews with the manager and tutor.
The Apprenticeship Journey
The Level 5 Early Years Lead Practitioner apprenticeship standard sets out the knowledge, skills and behaviours that is required to be an effective practitioner The programme has been structured around three key themes of learning to support learners to develop their knowledge and skills in a logical manner:
Children’s learning and development Positive Environments
In-depth understanding of play and individual needs
In-depth understanding the importance of social environments
In-depth understanding of how to support others in supporting children’s development
In-depth understanding of the observation, assessment and planning cycle
In-depth understanding of leaderful practice
In-depth understanding of reflective practice
Who is the programme for and what will be involved?
This Early Years Lead Practitioner Apprenticeship standard has been designed for individuals who have experience working in the Early Years sector as a lead practitioner, who already have a Level 3 qualification, and wish to significantly develop their knowledge and understanding in relation to being an effective leader within an Early Years environment. Upon completing this apprenticeship, learners will also achieve the CMI Award in Principles of Leadership and Management as an additional qualification.
Learners will be assigned a qualified tutor to provide them with help and support delivered by a blended learning approach combining on and off-the-job training to ensure they develop the skills required for their role. Learners, with support from their tutor as needed, complete a range of online learning modules that develop their knowledge of the Early Years sector and how to effectively support and lead others in supporting children in their development. The learning from these topics is holistically assessed through the completion of a range of formal assessment tasks that contribute to the achievement of their award. To achieve this, learners must have at least 6 hours of protected study time each week.
In addition to developing the knowledge, skills and behaviours needed to be a successful Early Years Lead Practitioner, learners will, if 19 or over at the start of their apprenticeship, have the option of working towards Level 2 Functional Skills qualifications in English and maths. Functional Skills are mandatory for apprentices aged 16-18 (unless they have GCSE equivalents at grades 9 - 4/A* - C in these subjects).
Learners will develop competence and confidence at work with a range of resources designed to allow access to online learning, videos, workshops and more.
End Point Assessment (EPA)
This programme is formally assessed by an independent end point assessor using three methods :
Portfolioofevidenceunderpinnedbyaprofessionaldiscussion
Duringtheapprenticeship,thelearnerwillgenerateevidenceoftheknowledge,skillsandbehavioursgainedwhich willbeuploadedtoane-portfoliothroughourAptemsystem.Theindependentassessorwillreviewtheportfolio priortotheassessmentandusea60-minuteprofessionaldiscussiontoassessthelearner'scompetenceand understanding.
ObservationandQ&A
Learnersarerequiredtobeobservedfor60-minutestodemonstratetheknowledge,skillsandbehaviourstheyhave gainedduringtheirapprenticeship. Followingtheobservation,thelearnerwilltakepartina30-minutequestioning toallowtheendpointassessortoclarifytheirperformanceandtocoveranyaspectsthatwerenotobserved.
CaseStudyandPresentation
Atgateway,thelearnerwillsubmittheircasestudyscopingdocument,identifyingtheirchosentopic.Oncethishas beenaccepted,thelearnerwillhave12weekstocarryouttheresearchrequiredand writeupthe4000-wordcase study.Afterthis,thelearnerwillcompletea20-minutepresentationoftheircasestudyfindingsendpointassessor andwillthenanswerquestionsforclarificationandtoassessthedepthandbreadthofthelearnersknowledge.
